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Pulsatilla Ambigua
The genus ''Pulsatilla'' contains about 40 species of herbaceous perennial plants native to meadows and prairies of North America, Europe, and Asia. Derived from the Hebrew word for Passover, "pasakh", the common name pasque flower refers to the Easter (Passover) flowering period, in the spring. Common names include pasque flower (or pasqueflower), wind flower, prairie crocus, Easter flower, and meadow anemone. Several species are valued ornamentals because of their finely-dissected leaves, solitary bell-shaped flowers, and plumed seed heads. The showy part of the flower consists of sepals, not petals. Taxonomy The genus ''Pulsatilla'' was first formally named in 1754 by the English botanist Philip Miller. The type species is ''Pulsatilla vulgaris'', the European pasque flower. It is sometimes considered a subgenus under the genus ''Anemone'' or as an informally named "group" within ''Anemone'' subg. ''Anemone'' sect. ''Pulsatilloides''. Species , Kew's Plants of the Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulsatilla Vulgaris
''Pulsatilla vulgaris'', the pasqueflower, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the buttercup family (biology), family (Ranunculaceae), found locally on calcareous grassland in Europe, and widely cultivated in gardens. It was considered part of the genus ''Anemone'', to which it is closely related. Several sources still list ''Anemone pulsatilla'' as the accepted name, with ''Pulsatilla vulgaris'' as a synonym (taxonomy), synonym. Other variations of its common name include European pasqueflower and common pasqueflower. The name may also be split in two - pasque flower. Description This herbaceous plant, herbaceous perennial plant develops upright rhizomes, which function as food-storage organs. Its leaves and stems are long, soft, silver-grey and hairy. It grows to high and when it is fruit-bearing up to . The roots go deep into the soil. The finely-dissected leaf, leaves are arranged in a rosette and appear with the bell-shaped flower in early spring. The purple flo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anemone
''Anemone'' () is a genus of flowering plants in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. Plants of the genus are commonly called windflowers. They are native to the temperate and subtropical regions of all continents except Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica. The genus is closely related to several other genera including ''Anemonoides'', ''Anemonastrum'', ''Hepatica'', and ''Pulsatilla''. Some botanists include these genera within ''Anemone''. Description ''Anemone'' are perennials that have basal leaves with long leaf-stems that can be upright or prostrate. Leaves are simple or compound with lobed, parted, or undivided leaf blades. The leaf margins are toothed or entire. Flowers with 4–27 sepals are produced singly, in cymes of 2–9 flowers, or in umbels, above a cluster of leaf- or sepal-like bracts. Sepals may be any color. The pistils have one ovule. The flowers have nectaries, but petals are missing in the majority of species. The fruits are ovoid to obovoid shaped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulsatilla Chinensis
''Pulsatilla chinensis'' is a species of plant in the family Ranunculaceae and is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine. There it has the name bái tóu wēng (). See also *Chinese herbology Chinese herbology () is the theory of traditional Chinese herbal therapy, which accounts for the majority of treatments in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). A ''Nature'' editorial described TCM as "fraught with pseudoscience", and said that t ... References External links''Pulsatilla chinensis'' (Plants for a Future Database)* chinensis Plants used in traditional Chinese medicine Taxa named by Alexander von Bunge {{Ranunculales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulsatilla Cernua
''Pulsatilla cernua'', the narrow-leaf pasque-flower is a species of plant in the family Ranunculaceae ''Pulsatilla cernua'' is a perennial plant that can grow to be about 0.2 m or 8 in tall. This plant has six dark red/purple flowers and has tiny white, silky villose hairs. ''Pulsatilla cernua'' flowers from April to May, and then the seeds ripen from May to June. ''P. cernua'' is insect pollinated. This plant has both male and female parts, which means it is a hermaphrodite. Most parts of this plant are not edible, except for the roots and leaves. __TOC__ Taxonomy ''Pulsatilla cernua'' is a member of the family Ranunculaceae, the buttercup family. This family consists mainly of herbs, a few aquatics, and some vines or shrubs. The genus ''Pulsatilla'' has 33 herbaceous perennial species that grow in meadows and prairies in Asia, Europe, and North America. ''Pulsatilla The genus ''Pulsatilla'' contains about 40 species of herbaceous perennial plants native to meadows and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
